Protesting the death of Mario Woods, 9 Black Lives Matter activsts were arrested yesterday in San Francisco. See the protests through their own eyes: Protests on the 405 South have the freeway stopped for miles #405south pic.twitter.com/j8hJ9ISrJf — Tory Barneson Benoit (@ToryWithaWhy) December 23, 2015 We shutdown the highway for …

“Baltimore is in the news again, not just for the killing of Black men by the police, but also for emerging as a center of the national eviction crisis. A report by the Public Justice Center, a civil legal aid organization, sounds the alarm on the problem of evictions, which …

“More than 50 police officers involved in fatal shootings this year had previously fired their guns in deadly on-duty shootings, according to a Washington Post investigation. For a handful of officers, it was their third fatal shooting. For one officer, it was his fourth.” Full Story – Washington Post

“Police in the U.S. have killed at least 1,152 people this year so far — and there’s no evidence that violent crime has any relationship to police violence. At least three people are killed every day by police, but it’s nearly impossible to find exact figures for police violence because …

A judge in Hennepin County is considering a restraining order aimed at stopping a protest at the Mall of America. Attorneys for the mall and Black Lives Matter Minneapolis squared off for nearly 90 minutes in court on Monday after MOA asked a judge to have the group take down …

Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15, 2015, police officers in the United States shot, beat, used stun guns on or otherwise killed an astonishing 1,152 people, according to a recently released report from law enforcement watchdog Mapping Police Violence. Full Story – Mic

The New York City police officer who shot and killed unarmed Bronx teen Ramarley Graham has received nearly $25,000 in raises since firing the fatal shot almost four years ago — all while the NYPD and federal government drag out their investigations of the incident. Full Story – Huffington Post

Seattle, WA – After an extended investigation, dash cam footage was recently released, thanks to the work of a police accountability activist, showing an 11-year veteran cop violently assaulting a 21-year old homeless man. Full Story – Free Thought Project